Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC of Have You Seen Her for my honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller. It was a mysterious and different atmospheric setting in the National Parks. This book was told over past and present throughout chapters. I was easy to stay engaged. I recently had a few meh books and this book helped to pick up my reading pace again. There were a few twists that I did not see coming. 3.5 stars

This is a must read! You won't regret it.
"Have You Seen Her" it's a page turning, brilliant, suspenseful, with so many twists that will keep you guessing until the end.
The story is captivating and explores the great Yosemite National Park.
Add to your TBR right now!
I really enjoyed this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for this advanced digital copy for an exchange of a honest review.

This one definitely started pretty slow and I didn't know what to expect. I spent the first half at least of the book wondering where it was going. But once it picked up around the last 1/3, 1/4 of the book it really packed a punch, and then a lot of the beginning made sense. The twist ending was really cool, and I'd read more by the author.

I feel meh about this one, sadly. I’m a fan of McKenzie, but I just couldn’t connect with the characters in this one. The connections at the end all seemed a bit too convenient and the role of unreliable narrator wasn’t executed as well as I’d have hoped. Perhaps it was the setting that really threw me off; I don’t feel I understood everything with the park role as well as maybe I should have. Overall, not my cup of tea, but still a better thriller than most out there and solid writing.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a lot of twisty good fun! It’s been a long while since I’ve been willing to trade sleep for a good book, but I pulled an all-nighter with this one. Wow, what a great thriller!

Cassie needed out of an abusive relationship and decided to return to her prior place of employment with the Search and Rescue Team in Yosemite, hoping that she could disappear for awhile. She ditched her phone so she couldn’t be tracked and blended into the wilderness, away from civilization. While there, two women disappear and Cassie’s team is tasked with finding them. Unfortunately, the team had no luck locating them, but her abusive husband is on her trail, so she must disappear too, or risk being found by him.

If you love a good thriller, you need to put this on your TBR list. I learned quite a bit about search and rescue in the wilderness, and also realized I never want to be a rock climber. This is without a doubt worthy of five stars. Thanks a bunch to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC.

I’ve always been a fan of the mysteries that occur at our national parks. Using a past and present approach, this book takes the beauty (and power) of nature and the complexities of relationships and together they collide in the a most thrilling way. The mysteries had me guessing until the very end. A true “whodunnit” series of crimes - I promise you won’t see the ending twist coming! I will definitely be reading more by this author.

I enjoyed this book immensely! As someone who lives in California and is familiar with Yosemite, I really enjoyed the setting of this book. I also really enjoyed the hiking/climbing/camping backdrop. The pacing of this book was also excellent - very suspenseful and a nice slow build mystery. I also felt like the main characters were well developed, though I would have liked to know a little more about Jada and Petal.

My only complain is that the ending felt a little abrupt. I didn’t entirely buy the “twist” at the end and I think maybe had Jada and Petal been given a more thorough backstory I would have been able to get on board with the ending a bit more. Overall though, a very fast-paced, enjoyable read!

I loved Catherine McKenzie's last few books, so was very excited to get my hands on her new one early! This book did not let me down. I loved the Yosemite setting and learning more about the inner workings of the Search and Rescue (SAR) team there. I also loved the different perspectives, with Jada's social media posts and Petal's journal entries scattered throughout, and I thought the main characters were well developed. It's a bit of a slow burn, but I still sped through it to find out what happened. I guessed a couple of the more minor twists, but could not have predicted the last one! Ultimately, there were a few loose ends that I wish were resolved and the ending felt a little rushed, but I would definitely recommend this book when it comes out, and I can't wait to see what the author does next! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

3.5. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

Have You Seen Her is a psychological thriller set primarily in Yosemite National Park. It follows Cassie, returning to her hometown after 10 years in New York City in a seemingly unhappy marriage. Cassie rejoins Yosemite Search and Rescue, where she meets a cast of characters including Petal and Jada, two women who also seem to be caught up in problematic relationships.

The story is told in two timelines, then and now, in the same setting, which was sometimes difficult to keep straight. The story started off slow but when it picked up pace, it was hard to put down. I did not foresee the ending.

What a great quick read! This book keeps your interest and has you turning pages as fast as you can. Catherine McKenzie. never disappoints!
Cassie is a person to went to NY to reinvent herself and meets her husband, Kevin. Then Cassie runs away from her life as it implies that Kevin is not as nice as she thought he was before they got married. She returns to her roots as a SAR for the summer. Here things start to really heat up. The book goes back and forth between the past and the present with just enough pieces of information that keep you turning the pages, because you want to know what happened or is going to happen.
This is a must read and make sure you have a few hours to read, you will want to finish it in one sitting!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

I'm a recent fan of Catherine McKenzie, and she does it again in her latest, 'Have you seen her?' I just loved the two main female characters...despite their career as grifters! They are very resourceful. I can see Catalina Island from my home and appreciated this tale sent on a fictitious island nearby.

I always enjoy learning something new, so I was glad this new novel by Catherine McKenzie took a deep dive into Search and Rescue (SAR) within Yosemite National Park. It's clear the author did her research. What I also enjoyed were the social media posts and diary entries that were interspersed between chapters. It broke up the narrative that was in Cassie's voice ("now" and "then"). The "now" and "then" seem rather close together in time, but in many ways it's relieving to know that Cassie survives her stint at Yosemite from the get go.

In this novel, Cassie Peters is starting over after leaving her husband, and she's going back to the Search and Rescue job she had a decade prior. When a couple famous on social media goes missing, it feels like what happened ten years ago is happening all over again.

There aren't TOO many characters, but we do get introduced to 5-6 different characters aside from Cassie. I feel like we are held at arm's length with many of them, and for good reason. I think having the social media posts from Jim and Jada as well as Petal's diary entries do provide some character fodder.

The plot, given how you know that the character Cassie "makes it," brings down the tension some. I see why the author chose to go that route, but it does take out some of the stakes.

The twist? I'm not 100% buying it. There is a word coming to mind that I don't want to write because it would give the twist away. I just don't see the impetus for Cassie. Of course the author gives rationale, but - as I said - I'm not sold on it.

Overall, I immensely enjoyed the Yosemite Search and Rescue setting. I felt like that put it a notch above the standard thriller.
And...this title is begging for a question mark at the end of it. I presume it's too late to add?

Thank you to NetGalley for an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

I always like when there's a twist that I hadn't already figured out. This story kept me interested and wanting to see what happened. I saw some reviews that said it was too technical, but I'm not sure what that meant (maybe in reference to the search and rescue procedures)? I personally thought it was pretty easy to follow along with everything SAR did and I just had a basic understanding coming in to reading this.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this. It was absolutely weird and thrilling. The end though! I was not expecting that ending.

I really enjoyed Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie. The premise of the book was unique and I enjoyed reading a thriller set in beautiful Yosemite. There were many twists and I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen next.

When your life ends up not as plan, where would you go? Three women find themselves in Yosemite National Park; one running from her previous life, the other two with their lovers. They find themselves mixed in to one tangled story.

I started this book with heavy hesitation. August of 2021 the story of Gabby Petito and her fiancé's cross country road trip that ends in the disappearance of Gabby in Yosemite broke headlines. 2 years later I am reading a book featuring a young couple with a cross country road trip that ends in their disappearance in Yosemite. However, beyond that there were no major similarities in the stories. I'd like to give credit to the author for her craft of this book, it really was original even though I had major hesitation in the beginning.

This book peaked my interest fairly quickly, as the story begins it's not just about the missing pieces/people it's also about the relationships that are made along the way. One major point I did not enjoy was the back and forth of then and now and know essential how the book would end from the beginning. I love the thrill of trying to figure it out and this took that away from me. I also did not love the unnecessary racial political push, it didn't take away from the story but also didn't add anything it was just simply unneeded.

I really took hold of the characters. I wanted the ending that each character deserved, the ones I liked and the ones I didn't. I enjoyed the story and all the twists along the way. This was a NetGalley prerelease read.

Trigger Warnings: Domestic Violence, Spousal abuse, homosexual relationships, murder, missing people.

WOW! I’m practically speechless finishing this book. I was lucky enough to get approved for an ARC through NetGalley after stumbling across it on there and man, I am so glad I requested it.
The twist in this book was INSANE and I literally gasped. I did not see that coming at all! Kudos to Catherine Mckenzie for writing this amazing book. I will most definitely be reading anything else by her that I can get my hands on!!

after 2 duds from this author (for me) I’m so glad she finally has another winner. I really loved the campground setting in this and i realized it’s a trope i’m into! a really well paced mystery and was genuinely surprised by the big reveals and how all the pieces come together in the end.

Pub date: 6/27/23
Genre: thriller/suspense
Quick summary: Cassie lands a job with Yosemite Search and Rescue, where she meets fellow escapees from regular life, Petal and Jada. But the #vanlife is not all it seems, and they may not all make it out alive.

This book felt "ripped from the headlines" given the massive media attention paid to the Gabby Petito case. It started a bit slow for me, but I was interested enough to keep going. Once I got into it, I enjoyed the three women's perspectives, including the diary entries and Instagram posts McKenzie incorporated into the narratives. The Yosemite aspect was also fun - I've never been to the park, so it was nice to experience it through the eyes of these three very different women.

This is one of those books where you think you know exactly how it's going to end, and then it surprises you. McKenzie always seems to be able to pull off a big twist, and this one is no exception. I think thriller lovers will enjoy this one!

Thank you to Atria Books for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Loved the more unique setting of Yosemite in this book, and the way McKenzie captured a taste of what it's like to be on the SAR, while masterfully sucking the reader in from the first pages. A quick-paced thriller with surprising--even for McKenzie--twistiness, I think this is my new favorite of her mystery-thrillers!

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